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structure with four
functional regions:
epicuticle, procuticle,
epidermis and ba****t membrane. Of these, the
epicuticle is a multi-layered
external barrier...
- this
contains inactive enzymes which are
activated only
after the new
epicuticle is secreted. This
prevents the new
procuticle from
getting digested as...
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begins as the insect's
epidermis secretes a new
epicuticle inside the old one.
After this new
epicuticle is secreted, the
epidermis releases a
mixture of...
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details of
their structure, but
generally consist of
three main layers: the
epicuticle, a thin
outer waxy coat that moisture-proofs the
other layers and gives...
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material containing electron-lucid cavities.
Tangential slits occur in the
epicuticle.
These cells are
presumed to be
organic acid-secreting cells. Tubular...
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jigsaw pattern seen is a
multilayered exoskeleton,
including a
waterproof epicuticle, an
underlying exocuticle and
lastly an
internal endocuticle. In each...
- Plotkin, Hod, Zaban; et al. (2010). "Solar
energy harvesting in the
epicuticle of the
oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis)". Naturwissenschaften. 97 (12):...
- arthropods, such as insects, and
crustaceans polyphenols play a role in
epicuticle hardening (sclerotization). The
hardening of the
cuticle is due to the...
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allow Pimelia to
survive in the desert,
including the
lipid layers of the
epicuticle,
fused sclerites, the
subelytral cavity, and the
texture of the body surface...
- body wall, with
attachment fibers running through the
cuticle and to the
epicuticle,
where they can move
different parts of the body
including appendages...
